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Trempealeau River at Arcadia Stage (ft)Observed: 6.37 ft at 1:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.38 ft at 1:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.39 ft at 1:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.41 ft at 2:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.43 ft at 2:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.45 ft at 2:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.46 ft at 2:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.48 ft at 3:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.49 ft at 3:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.51 ft at 3:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.51 ft at 3:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.53 ft at 4:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.54 ft at 4:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.56 ft at 4:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.57 ft at 4:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.58 ft at 5:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.59 ft at 5:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.6 ft at 5:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.61 ft at 5:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.63 ft at 6:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.64 ft at 6:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.64 ft at 6:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.65 ft at 6:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.67 ft at 7:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.68 ft at 7:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.7 ft at 7:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.71 ft at 7:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.72 ft at 8:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.73 ft at 8:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.74 ft at 8:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.76 ft at 8:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.77 ft at 9:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.78 ft at 9:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.8 ft at 9:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.8 ft at 9:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.83 ft at 10:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.84 ft at 10:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.85 ft at 10:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.86 ft at 11:00AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.86 ft at 11:15AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.86 ft at 11:30AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.89 ft at 11:45AM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.9 ft at 12:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.91 ft at 12:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.93 ft at 12:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.94 ft at 12:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.95 ft at 1:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.97 ft at 1:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.98 ft at 1:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 6.99 ft at 2:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7 ft at 2:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.01 ft at 2:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.01 ft at 2:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.02 ft at 3:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.04 ft at 3:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.05 ft at 3:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.06 ft at 3:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.07 ft at 4:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.08 ft at 4:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.09 ft at 4:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.09 ft at 4:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.11 ft at 5:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.11 ft at 5:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.13 ft at 5:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.14 ft at 5:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.14 ft at 6:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.15 ft at 6:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.16 ft at 6:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.16 ft at 6:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.17 ft at 7:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.18 ft at 7:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.19 ft at 7:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.2 ft at 7:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.22 ft at 8:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.23 ft at 8:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.24 ft at 8:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.25 ft at 8:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.26 ft at 9:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.26 ft at 9:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.28 ft at 9:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.28 ft at 9:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.3 ft at 10:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.31 ft at 10:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.32 ft at 10:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.34 ft at 10:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.35 ft at 11:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.35 ft at 11:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.36 ft at 11:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.37 ft at 11:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 7.38 ft at 12:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.4 ft at 12:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.41 ft at 12:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.42 ft at 12:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.43 ft at 1:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.43 ft at 1:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.44 ft at 1:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.46 ft at 1:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.46 ft at 2:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.48 ft at 2:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.49 ft at 2:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.49 ft at 2:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.5 ft at 3:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.51 ft at 3:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.52 ft at 3:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.54 ft at 3:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.55 ft at 4:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.55 ft at 4:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.56 ft at 4:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.57 ft at 4:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.57 ft at 5:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.58 ft at 5:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.6 ft at 5:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.61 ft at 5:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.62 ft at 6:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.61 ft at 6:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.62 ft at 6:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.62 ft at 6:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.63 ft at 7:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.63 ft at 7:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.64 ft at 7:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.65 ft at 7:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.65 ft at 8:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.66 ft at 8:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.67 ft at 8:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 8:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 9:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 9:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 9:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 9:45AM May 30, 2020Highest Observation: 7.71 ft at 10:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 10:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 10:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 10:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.69 ft at 11:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.69 ft at 11:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 11:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.69 ft at 11:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.69 ft at 12:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 12:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 12:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.67 ft at 12:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.67 ft at 1:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.67 ft at 1:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.66 ft at 1:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.66 ft at 1:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.65 ft at 2:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.64 ft at 2:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.62 ft at 2:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.62 ft at 2:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.61 ft at 3:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.58 ft at 3:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.56 ft at 3:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.55 ft at 3:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.54 ft at 4:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.53 ft at 4:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.51 ft at 4:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.49 ft at 4:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.47 ft at 5:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.45 ft at 5:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.43 ft at 5:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.41 ft at 5:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.39 ft at 6:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.37 ft at 6:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.35 ft at 6:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.33 ft at 6:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.3 ft at 7:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.28 ft at 7:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.26 ft at 7:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.24 ft at 7:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.21 ft at 8:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.18 ft at 8:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.15 ft at 8:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.13 ft at 8:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.1 ft at 9:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.07 ft at 9:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.05 ft at 9:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 7.02 ft at 9:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.99 ft at 10:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.96 ft at 10:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.93 ft at 10:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.9 ft at 10:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.88 ft at 11:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.84 ft at 11:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.78 ft at 11:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 6.75 ft at 12:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.72 ft at 12:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.69 ft at 12:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.66 ft at 12:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.63 ft at 1:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.6 ft at 1:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.57 ft at 1:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.54 ft at 1:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.52 ft at 2:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.49 ft at 2:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.47 ft at 2:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.44 ft at 2:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.41 ft at 3:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.38 ft at 3:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.36 ft at 3:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.3 ft at 4:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.28 ft at 4:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.25 ft at 4:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.23 ft at 4:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.21 ft at 5:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.18 ft at 5:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.15 ft at 5:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.13 ft at 5:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.1 ft at 6:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.06 ft at 6:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.03 ft at 6:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6.02 ft at 7:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 6 ft at 7:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 7:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.96 ft at 7:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.93 ft at 8:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.91 ft at 8:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.89 ft at 8:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.87 ft at 8:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.85 ft at 9:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 9:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 10:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 10:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 10:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 11:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.7 ft at 11:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.69 ft at 11:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.68 ft at 11:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.66 ft at 12:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.64 ft at 12:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.63 ft at 12:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.61 ft at 12:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.6 ft at 1:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.58 ft at 1:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.54 ft at 1:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.5 ft at 2:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.48 ft at 2:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.47 ft at 3:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.45 ft at 3:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 3:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.39 ft at 4:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.38 ft at 4:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.37 ft at 4:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.36 ft at 4:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.34 ft at 5:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.33 ft at 5:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.32 ft at 5:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.31 ft at 5:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.3 ft at 6:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.29 ft at 6:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.28 ft at 6:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.27 ft at 6:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.26 ft at 7:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.25 ft at 7:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.23 ft at 7:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.21 ft at 8:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.2 ft at 8:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.19 ft at 8:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.18 ft at 8:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.18 ft at 9:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.16 ft at 9:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.15 ft at 9:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.14 ft at 9:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.13 ft at 10:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.13 ft at 10:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.12 ft at 10:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.11 ft at 10:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.1 ft at 11:00PM May 31, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 7:00AM Jun 01, 2020Forecast: 4.6 ft 1:00PM Jun 01, 2020Forecast: 4.4 ft 7:00PM Jun 01, 2020Forecast: 4.3 ft 1:00AM Jun 02, 2020Forecast: 4.1 ft 7:00AM Jun 02, 2020Forecast: 4 ft 1:00PM Jun 02, 2020Forecast: 4 ft 7:00PM Jun 02, 2020Forecast: 3.9 ft 1:00AM Jun 03, 2020Forecast: 3.9 ft 7:00AM Jun 03, 2020Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM Jun 03, 2020Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00PM Jun 03, 2020Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00AM Jun 04, 2020Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00AM Jun 04, 2020Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00PM Jun 04, 2020Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00PM Jun 04, 2020Forecast: 3.7 ft 1:00AM Jun 05, 2020Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00AM Jun 05, 2020Forecast: 3.6 ft 1:00PM Jun 05, 2020Forecast: 3.6 ft 7:00PM Jun 05, 2020Forecast: 3.6 ft 1:00AM Jun 06, 2020Forecast: 3.6 ft 7:00AM Jun 06, 2020Forecast: 3.6 ft 1:00PM Jun 06, 2020Forecast: 3.6 ft 7:00PM Jun 06, 2020Forecast: 3.6 ft 1:00AM Jun 07, 2020Forecast: 3.6 ft 7:00AM Jun 07, 2020Forecast: 3.6 ft 1:00PM Jun 07, 2020Forecast: 3.6 ft 7:00PM Jun 07, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesARCW3(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (1:00AM Jun 1, 2020)ObservedForecast (issued 7:35PM May 31)Latest observed value: 5.1 ft at 11:00 PM CDT 31-May-2020. Flood Stage is 8 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Trempealeau River at Arcadia are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 10
Moderate Flood Stage: 9
Flood Stage: 8
Action Stage: 6
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 10.07 ft on 09/24/2010
(2) 9.61 ft on 07/20/2017
(3) 9.50 ft on 05/18/2017
(4) 9.20 ft on 08/14/2010
(5) 9.09 ft on 08/12/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.20 ft on 09/14/2019 (P)
(2) 8.31 ft on 09/13/2019 (P)
(3) 8.55 ft on 07/02/2019
(4) 8.17 ft on 06/28/2019
(5) 8.07 ft on 04/19/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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12 Water reaches the bottom of the River Street Bridge. Water will overtop levees.
10 Water flows over a part of the levee on the west bank and causes flooding along Willow St.
9 High water causes flooding of streets near Ashley Furniture.
8 Minor flooding begins. A few streets are affected by high water, and pumping operations begin.
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(1) Downstream view at Arcadia, September 6th, 2013, Stage = 3.14 ft
(2) Upstream view at Arcadia, September 6th, 2013, Stage = 3.14 ft
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Latitude: 44.254167° N, Longitude: 91.505278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 8 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 719.53 727.53 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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